And sometimes someone with everything to live for, and lots more to contribute to the world, suddenly ends their live through suicide. That’s not really a mystery, but at the psychological level it is.
Astronaut On A Different Mission
“It's easy to see why NASA didn't see it coming. NASA is more concerned with seeing astronauts manage the stress that...
Christine Chubbuck Tragedy – LIVE! On Air!
She died with a captive audience. Eight minutes into her program, on-air reporter Christine Chubbuck said coolly but...
Catch Frank Abagnale… If You Can
“Catch Me If You Can,” the ultimate grifter memoir written by celebrated con-man Frank Abagnale, feels slippery even...
The Very, Very, Strange Case of Hannah Upp
“Hannah Upp's colleagues at the Montessori School in St. Thomas immediately knew something was wrong when she failed...
The 32 Story Fall
Artist, Carl Andre, made a 911 call at 5:26 a.m. in New York City on Sept. 8,1985. His voice was high and his words,...
Bound, Gagged, Naked, Hung… Suicide?
It's not every day that a body is found hanging from a rope, nude, hands and feet tied, with abrasions about the head...
Amanda Knox: Guilty of Murder, or of Being From the United States?
Now that the murder case recedes into history, you’ll hear less and less about Amanda Knox. But what happened in Perugia, Italy that fateful evening that so ignited emotions on both sides of the Atlantic? Why the loathing, and informal conviction of Knox by the mainstream Italian press, and Italian people, years ago? Amanda’s case is a classic small town tale, of bias and posturing, and genuine crime, and corruption. What journey of understanding can she take us on?
Bernie Madoff: Can One Man Con Millions all on His Own?
There’s an old saying among professional swindlers that “you can’t con an honest man.” The “mark” was looking for something for nothing, or even running their own con, and just got taken in by a better one. A rationalization? Yes, but don’t be too quick to dismiss it. What type of person does fall for the too-good-to-be-true scenarios that con men concoct, and who enables them?
Carlos Castaneda: Mystic Icon to a Generation or a Con Man Extraordinaire?
How did one of the great hucksters of his time write such good fiction, animate so many imaginations in positive ways, and yet do so much damage to anthropological science, and the lives of numerous people? Our common psychology begs that question. What in the world happened with Carlos Castaneda?
The Duke Lacrosse Accusations: Goodbye to the Presumption of Innocence
It may have been as crazy, for it’s time, as the Salem Witch Trials. It’s called the Duke Lacrosse Case, but could as easily be called ‘The Year That Durham Went Mad.’
Join us for a classic case of the mysteries of mass psychology.
The Taconic Parkway Crash: What Happened to this Paragon of Responsibility?
Diane Schüler was careful, responsible, even fastidious. She ran a financial division of Cablevision, ran a home as...
